press

“Her vocal style reminded me a lot of Sparks, and especially Russell Mael. I wound up playing her adventurous album PATREEARCHY quite a few times…You’re in for a treat” —Bob Boilen, All Songs Considered

“Truth and vulnerability delivered with the innocence of a woodland creature.” —Buzzbands LA

”Her bright and vibrato-heavy voice juicily wraps itself around rich, lyrical, wild, spiritual imagery.” —The Stranger

“[joy’s singing voice] can alternate between fragile sweetness, warbling operatic hugeness, and a more guttural thrust, occasionally in the span of seconds.” —The Vinyl District

“It’s difficult to indulge in a fairy-tale world that feels like it is in constant danger of dovetailing into a hellish nightmare, but if you take the time, it’s easy to be impressed at the complex structure that jess joy has built; it has a foundation indebted to greats before her, but towers with uniqueness. This is unabashedly jess joy…” —Beats Per Minute

“The single [Permanent Heaven] itself is a deeply moving piece of music. Euphonic instrumentals meet the piercing reverberating vocals of Joy, who pours her heart out into the emotional lyrics.” —Grimy Goods

“‛finally blooming’ is a song that’s all acrobatics & loop-de-loops, or if you want to use the metaphor from the song itself, it’s one of those endlessly climbing twisting flowering vines that start from nothing & grow so wild & fast they turn whole buildings into vertical gardens” —L.A. Record

“Best Out-of-Venue Experience” of Echo Park Rising. “The vocals of Jess Joy suggested she was singing to birds & butterflies fluttering around her.” —Buzzbands LA